Police-signal-code box.



W. E. PASTNAGHIX POLICE SIGNAL CODE BOX.

APPLIOATION FILED DBO. 8, 1911. I

1,056,269. 7 Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

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Inventor ar/en E F W. B. PASTNACHT.

POLICE SIGNAL CODE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED DBG.8,1911.

I 15056269 Patented- Mar. 18, 1913.

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I :000 o oQQQooa An/ woo tures and combination and arrangement of 'shaftQwvill be rotated to wind up the UNITED s'rA'rEs i ignntr OFFICE.

.WARREN E. FATNACHfP. OF YORK. PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

'POLICESIGNAL-CODE BOX.

To It IF/LU/IL it nmgpnmzccrn I Be it known that I. \Vann'nx E.Fas'rxAcu'n-citizen ofthe I'nited States, residing tain new and usefulImprovements:in PoliCC-Sifi]tilt-(Ottt Boxes. of which the following isa sl'meification.

My present inventionis plifv and render highly efficient apparatus ofthis character. and it consists in the fea parts hereinafter describedand particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

4 The invention is shown in the accompany iiig drawings. forming a partof this specitication in which Figure l is a front iew of the dial, theoperating lever or handle and the series of push buttons or rodscontrolled by said opcratinghandle. Fig. l is a detail sectional view ofthe carrier druinfor the circuit closing devices said drum being partlyin section, and vother parts being in section and in at YorloPermsylvania. hare invented 'eei--.'

designed to sim-* elevation. Fig. 3 is a rear view of thesig-- nalingdrum of Fig. 2, and with parts asst ciated therewith. Fig; 4 is a bottomplan view of parts shown in Fig. 3, some being broken away and partsbeing'in section. Fig. 5 is a view of the Contact springs and associatedparts. Fig. 6 is a detail view of an automatic trip for the carrier drumshowing also winding mechanism and associated parts. I A

In these dra\vings.-1 is an operating lever on handle siida bly mountedon a bar-32 which, in turn,"-;'

-1"'has a splined connection with the baror sli aft 2, so that when thehandleis pressed inwardly by pressure upon a- 'knob 3, the

mechanism as will be hereinafter described. The operating lever has apointer 1 by Q2 mounted in bearings 2'.

suitably formed tn fixed to the casing of the which the handle maybesetto register with any desired division of the dial such, forinstance,'as'the division marke ff Telephone Chief Sergeant Roundsmanetc., or the divisions marked 1 to 6 for the patrolmen. The knob 3 maybe of insulating material! The hand lever. carries aplate 4 to enterVsliaped notches in a guard bar or lug 6 mounted-on the frame, and whenthe lever is .cssed the plate orblade {engages l these rods or buttonsbeing shown pressed inwardly in Fig. There are a series of rod or buttonhas a tumbler. 7 pivotally in a plate 8 attached to the frame so that asthe buttons or bars are reeiprocated. they will be heldtrom turning bythese pins engaging .tbese grooves. which are parallel with the axes ofthe buttons or-i'ods v The pins 5. at their lower ends enter inclinedgrooves 9 in a locking plate 9. which is slidably 'n'tounted on abracket orplate l0 secured-to the frame, the said locking-plate 9 beingadapted to more in a direction atright angles to the buttons or rods-5.\t'hen a button ispressed inwardlyjthe lower end of the pin 5 will enterthe-inclined groove in" the sliding plate 9. and-this'.plate .will

therein will-be thrown out-of line-wil the pins 5* of all'the otherbuttons or slidev ods, soth'at noneofthese can be forcedinwardly normalposition. 9 is in turn locked in position whenits sliding-movement iscompleted by a pawl 9, Fig. 6, which engagesa notch 9 in'theiedge of thelockinghar. 9, the pawl,'howereii-being shown released in" said -Fig.(3. This pawl is pressed by a spring 9.". and when in engagement withthe notch 9" it. will hold the locking bar in position, and thus thebutton 5 which has been pressed inwardly will also be held lockedagainst outward movement. until the code signal has been sent. Forsending this code-signahthe carrier 12 is provided, and in the presentembodiment of my invention I show this in its-best form as consisting ofa rotary druin the shaftof which is mounted in suitable framework, thesaid drum carrying a series 'of circuit closing devices consisting ofthe p'nsor screws 12, some of these beingroun headed for transmittingthe dots and some being fillis-ter headed for transmitting the dashes.\Vhen the drum is rotated. as will be htreinafter described, theseprojections or c" "nit closing devices 12 will engage the tumbler of thebutton or rod 5 which has been pressed inwardly, and this tumbler willbe swung and presses inwardly the button or rod :.(l \\n\\':it-(ll y and'will depress a lever or with which the plate is in alincment. one of 1pivoted plate 13, it being understood that these buttons or rods 5corresponding in; number to the dirisionsof the dial, and each mountedat 7 within a slot in the button. The buttons or slide bars 5 have eacha pin 5 pro ectmg up therefrom entering a groove I thus be shifted sothat all the othergrooves Patented Mar. 18, 1913. Application MedDecember 8. 1911. Serial No. 664.688." I

until the locking bar 9 has been returned to Theloeking bar or. plate-25 closing all of those buttonsor rods which are not pressed in willhave;theirjtumblers- 7 in position so as not. to be engaged by thecircuit closing devices 12 of the drum.

The inward movement of any one of the will cause its tumbler to' ride onthe plate or lever 13 to the position shown in Fig; 2, this tumblerhaving its buttons or rods 0 upper and lower ends in the same vertical.

1o plane with the axis of the drum. Now when this tumbler is depressedby engagement of the circuitclosing device's12, theiplate or lever, 13will be depressed, and as the shaft of this-plate carries an arm orlever 15 15, this lever will be operated so asto close contacts at 16,these contacts being carried by springs 16 to which the circuit wires 16are connected, as shown-in Fig. 5. It will therefore be seen that thetumbler 7, by

20 successive depressions resulting from the en 5 set in any desiredorder or changed at the will of the electrical engineer to change thecode. A suitable escapement device may be provided to give the drum 12 aslow movement, and as representative of any device that may be used forthis purpose, I show an escapement pawl at 12 engaging serrations 12' onthe drum.

Reverting to the sliding locking bar 9, it

will be seen that thisis cut away or notched at its forwardiedge at 9,Fi 2, and the lower end of the pins 5 norma 1y lie in line I with thiscut away part, and the pin 5 does not enter the groove 9 until it ismoved backwardly. Thebuttons or rods 5 are each normally pressed outwardby a spring 5",

one for each button, andafter the locking "pawlWfisTeleased from thelocking bar 9, as will be hereinafter described, the spring 5" of theoperated button will force said button outwardly to normal position, andthe force of this springis sutli'cient through the in 5 working in thegroove 9* to return to the sliding locking bar to normal position,

' in which the various grooves 9 will be opposite the 4 pins 5 of therespective buttons ready to receive them when any button is movedinwardly.

' As before stated, the operation of the handle or lever 1 not onlypresses inwardly 0 the desired button, but it stores power in theoperating spring and controls a trip by which said power is delivered tothe rotary carrier for operating the same, This mechanism is shown inFig. 6, and includes an erm or lever 30 hired to the shaft 2, the freeend of which lever moves. upwardly when the handle 1 is pressedinwardly, At its inner end the lever 30 has a catch 30 which drawsupwardly a trip rod or bar 31. This trip rod, at its lower end, ispivotally mounted on an arm of a segment 34: which is pivotally mountedin the frame, the said segment engaging a toothed wheel or pinion 4Oloosely mounted on the shaft of the carrier drum, but having a tooth at40, Fig. 3, engaging a corresponding tooth on a head or collar 41 fixedto 'the outer end of the drum shaft, a fiat spring 42 beingprovided topress the toothed Wheels 40 laterally to make its tooth engage that'ofthe said fixed collar. The power spring 39 is connected at one end withan arm 39' extending laterally from the lower end of the segment lever,the upper end of this spring being connected to a bolt 39 engaged by anut by which the tension of the spring may be adjusted. The bar 31 has acam portion 31 thereon enga ed by a roller 32 mounted on the frame. lspring 33 carried by the segment lever pressesthe catch bar 31 in onedirection, and a spring or lever 36 pivoted at 37 to the frame pressesthe catch bar 31 leftward, Fig. 6, when a pin 35 on the segment leverstrikes the lower end of this spring or lever 36. The movement of thesegment lever toward the right is limited by a pin 38 on the frame.

The operation of this mechanism 'is as follows: When the lever 1 ispressed inwardly, the arm 30 rises and pulls upwardly the catch'bar 31,thus rotating the segment 34 leftward from the position "shown in Fig.6, and turning the pinion 40. This nrovement of the segment and thepinion are idle, however, that is, no movement is trans mitted to thecarrier drum 12 because the tooth 40 simply slipsback idly over the faceofithe collar 41 on the shaft of the carrier drum. As the upwardmovement of the catch bar 31 continues, its cam portion 311, by bearingagainst the roller 32, forces the catch bar toward the right, and thusdisengages it from the arm 30. During the movement just described,stretched, and as soon as the catch bar 31 is released from thearm 30,the spring will exert its force and move the segment34 toward the right,thus turning the .pinion 40 and the carrier drum through the tooth at40". The spring 33 serves to insure'the maintenance df r he release ordisengagement of the catch her 31 from,'the arm 30, this spring throwingthe catch bar slightly toward the right. Before the segment reaches theposition shown in Fig, 6, a pin 35 thereon strikes the 'end oftheleveror spring 36, and thus causes the same to press the catch bar toward theleft. A spring 43 extends from an insulated stud 44 the spring 39 is.

into position over a second'insulated stud the Emmott;

" 1 of tho ioot, is l it that in may with t in it metal box. niywlt toaim form or kind may it vhnn ltm without whim t of rows of 'n'o'et'tionpthereon. a l I I pl tmi oi; selecting ll(fi\'l ,'i' 'i ointor wit-h tow.with means for operating the wow into solei'rti g position, Saidselecting tltximm \Vlitll set into ope-rating position, being opt-1'Itittl by the pt'o im'tions on the drum. Pli st t'ioal contactscontrolled by the rillk'l htlWl ing: devices. and a common opttutingvonm-vi lfllt between the solooting' tlt-l'lt'fifi owl tho elect rivaltioiitiwts filltlfitilllt'ltllty us ttQsviihti.

i. In autonmtiu totlo signaling itfllltlt'titts. the combination ot' arotary (lrum hitting rim-nit closing lvvivvs arranged it! :1 l litElfti'i y of (:llPtltflftl'GHtiz'il rows thereon wlct'ting moans one for ou-"h row of circuit lming: (to viz a, means for operating the wh skingtii z'n'ts, i'rotitttvts controlled from tho -lwt It}; tlfitns whim theyare opcrutiul thv tFtti i' (losing (Lesions on the ttl'tllili an t in mmto! locking the selecting lllQilXlb ttUllHQ; tlw two lotion of thoth'imn substantially :t-a thimri'ihetl.

53 In combination with tin :*ot;1t' \"ili'u:n having rows ofprojootion.-. tlaial'wn, scrim of solution one tor Qtttlt row ofprojections untl monihly monntmh ltlt'illlS for moving the selmt'oi-s tosclvct their room-tin rows wt projections. mum wtrtiotl l tl'w fit tolsto be o iwt'zitmt by the ;-.iti ,t plUjHilt Ht-k and mmt'mts opvmtmlfrom built hm, in ittionmi 11mins. sithstamtiall ilh' losi'i'i-mi.

lit vomhination with the mini (innit tuning the m'vw of projtugtions thottlth'ttilit wlmtom lJiHlliQ' the movable tlttlltiltt thoroon, it pint:with which tho uitnhlrrw viigrtigv to he tnowal thtatotiy into sciwting{HMiiHlSl when the ittttftflili rm) ptt'ssui itinll'titf. mitt ttimbtuwbeing operated from thv o."o

. potion; and opor'atiiig the pl'ttv. at! oo trivial ()ntilttb;vonti'tiiiwi in t mmumvnt vomplotvq its inoveimnL snhsts mtiully ktSileregister with any of the selecting members to operate the same intoposition to be operated by the projections, means for driving the drum,said means being controlled from said adjustable member in any of thepositions in which said member may be set, substantially a described.

9. in con'ibination a carrier having a pini'ality of rows of circuitclosing devi es, elec-- j trical contacts, selecting devices, a dialassociated with the selecting devices. a light, and a member ad ustableto register with any of theselectin t dm ices. ilrivin means for thecarrier,-said adjustable member being mom able in one dirc tion toopt-rate the selecting devices and the driving mcans of the carrier, andin anothe" direction to control the light, substantially as described.

10. In combination a carrier, circuit closing devices arranged in rowsthereon, means for driving the carrier, a plurality of selecting devicesto be moved individually into position to be operated by the circuit cloing devices. a handle. a rock shaft on which the said handle is splinedto be adjustable into line with any of the selecting devices,

and a connection between the rock shaftj and the carrier driving means,substantially as described.

11. In combination a carrier having a plurality of rows of circuitclosing devices, moans tor driving the carrier, a plurality of selectingdevices to be operated by the circnit closing devices on the carrier,electrical contacts controlled by the selecting devices, a hand lever, ashaft upon which the same is mounted to slide thereon to register withthe selecting devices, a connection between I the said shaft and thecarrier driving means,

a light, means for controliing the light from the said rock shaft, thesaid hand lever being moved in one direction to register with theselecting devices and being moved in another direction to operate thesclecting devices and the carrier driving means, and to be moved inanother direction for turning on the light, substantially as described.

12. In combination with the rotary carrier having a plurality of rows ofcircuit closing devices, electrical contacts, selecting devices withmeans between the same and the contacts for controllin the saidcontacts, a spring with connections for driving the carrier, a handlewith connections for tensioning the spring, said connections in cludinga trip, said handle also operating the selecting devices, substantiallyas do scribed.

13. In combination a rotary carrier hav ing rows of circuit. closingdevices, a series of selecting members to be operated by the rows ofcircuit closing devices on the car rier, contacts controlled by theselecting members, a handle for operating the selecting members, aspring for driving the car- ;rier, a segment and pinion between thespring and the carrier, a trip bar connected with the segment, a memberconnected with the handle for operating the trip bar, and means forreleasing the trip bar from said i member, substantially described.

14.111 con'ibination the carrier having rows of circuit closingprojections, 51 series of selecting members, means for operating saidselecting members into position to be operated by the projections on thecarrier, electrical contacts controlled from the select ing members whenoperated-from the carrier, a locking member for the selecting members, aspring for driving the carrier, a segment and pinion between said springland the carrier, a detent for the locking member, and means movablewith the segment to release the said (letent when the F carriercompletes its movement, substani tially as described.

l 13. in apparatus of the class described, I acarner having rows ofcircuit; closing devices thereon, circuit selectmg means, a co'loperating contact. device, a dial, a light, driving means for thecarrier,

'handle for controlling the driving means, I the light. and theselecting means, substantially as described.

i 16. In combination, in apparatus of the class described, a carrier,circuit controlling 1 means thereon, a casing, selecting means for t thesignals, locking means therefor within Il ower operating means for thethe casing,

starting means, an electric carrier, an i lamp, circuit connectionscontrolling the [same and a single handle controlling the i power means,selectingmeans, lighting circuit, starting means and locking means,substantially as descrit ?d.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l WARREN E. FASTNAGHI. Witnesses:

l Gnome L. SPRENKEL,

i SAMUEL S. HA

and a single,

